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Tanya,
You will start over with a Medicare
Return/Readmission assessment with the "assessment clock" starting over (ie.. 14
day, 30, 60, 90 ) You should also evaluate for significant change, which
you can combine with either the R/R or 14 day assessment. Also, remember
to deduct the days used from your 100 days in calculating the last covered day.
Holly F. Sox, RN, RAC-C
Clinical Editor
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Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 1:25
PM
Subject: Do I start over
If a resident was Medicare skilled had a 3 day qualifying stay,
the
Admission, 5 day MDS was completed but prior to the 14 day assessment
the
resident was readmitted to the hospital, has been there since 11/20 and
is
returning today, what kind of assessment do I do?
The bed was held
the entire time the resident was in the
hospital.
Thanks
Tanya
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